Chapter 5 - Pecuniary Insurance Flashcards
what does pecuniary insurance mean?
intangibles - income, revenue
what is the basic purpose of legal expenses?
provide indemnity for costs caused by the need to seek legal advice or pursue civil action
what are civil actions?
actions not prosecuted in criminal courts
what are the 2 standard legal expenses policies?
- group legal benefit
- commercial legal protection policies
what do group legal benefit policies do?
operate on behalf of a group for example employees of a company and their immediate family members
what are the 4 sections under a group legal benefit policy?
- employment cover
- personal cover
- motor cover
- conveyancing cover
what does employment cover under a group policy cover?
defence of any claims against a member as a result of their employment
defence and compensation from actions under certain legislations - equality act 2010
costs of claiming compensation arising out of employment - discrimination and wrongful dismissal
what does personal cover under a group policy cover?
covers the costs of pursuing personal rights or defending a personal act against the member
what does motor cover include under a group policy?
the costs of defending a claim arising out of the ownership or use of a motor vehicle (not covered by an ordinary motor policy)
what does conveyancing cover under a group policy include?
legal costs involved in buying and or selling their house up to a specified limit
what is commercial legal protection?
policies designed to cover firms or companies as employers, property owners and traders where their business can expose them to litigation
what legislations apply to customers and employees which highlight the importance of commercial legal protection?
- employment relations act 1999
- the national minimum wage act 1998
- the data protection act 2018
what are the 5 main sections on commercial legal protection policies?
- employment cover
- criminal prosecution defence cover
- property disputes
- motor cover
- patents, registered designs, copyright and trademark cover
what are optional extensions for commercial legal policies?
contract disputes and debt recovery
what does contract disputes cover involve?
where insurers negotiate the policyholders rights in a contractual dispute
what is covered by a debt recovery extension?
insurers will negotiate policyholders rights in recovery of money and interest due from the sale of goods or services above a minimum amount.
what does commercial legal protection not cover?
any legal action for which indemnity costs can be recovered elsewhere for example under EL or PL policies.
when does business interruption come into affect?
if the loss has impacted their ability to trade
what are the 2 dimensions that make up BI?
the monetary value and the time the interruption will affect the business
what is the time that the interruption will affect the business known as?
indemnity period
how is turnover defined?
the total income arising from activities of business
what are often referred to as ‘standing charges’?
net profit and fixed charges
what is the term used for the addition of net profit and standing charges?
gross profit
what are most common BI policies made up of?
- fire and special perils
- ‘all risks’
- engineering
what are standard perils
the perils covered by BI which are the same as those covered by material damage.
how many special perils relate to engineering cover?
6
what are the special perils relating to engineering BI?
- explosion and collapse of steam pipes
- explosion of vessels
- explosion and collapse of vessels
- collapse of boilers
- overheating of tubes
- overheating of boilers and economisers
